Social support concepts and measures
BH Gottlieb, AE Bergen - Journal of psychosomatic research, 2010 - Elsevier
Distinctions among concepts and approaches to assessing social support are made, and
published generic and specialized measures of social support are reviewed. Depending on …
published generic and specialized measures of social support are reviewed. Depending on …
Measurement strategies in social support: A descriptive review of the literature
DR Winemiller, ME Mitchell, J Sutliff… - Journal of clinical …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
Social support literature has been criticized for lacking methodological clarity. The purpose
of this study was to conduct a systematic descriptive review of the social support literature …
of this study was to conduct a systematic descriptive review of the social support literature …
Social support.
MEJ Gleason, M Iida - 2015 - psycnet.apa.org
Beginning in the early 1980s, many researchers started to conceptualize support not as a
unitary concept but rather as a mixture of several different concepts. The social support …
unitary concept but rather as a mixture of several different concepts. The social support …
Measuring social support: A synthesis of current approaches
JG Bruhn, BU Philips - Journal of behavioral medicine, 1984 - Springer
Definitions and concepts of social support are reviewed in an attempt to develop a
theoretical structure for future research. Fourteen techniques for measuring social support …
theoretical structure for future research. Fourteen techniques for measuring social support …
Interrelations of social support measures: Theoretical and practical implications.
BR Sarason, EN Shearin, GR Pierce… - Journal of personality …, 1987 - psycnet.apa.org
To obtain a clearer picture of what constitutes social support, we conducted three studies to
compare measures of different conceptions of social support. Relations of these instruments …
compare measures of different conceptions of social support. Relations of these instruments …
General and specific perceptions of social support
IG Sarason, GR Pierce, BR Sarason - … issues and prospects for the future, 1994 - Springer
This chapter is intended to serve several purposes. We begin by reviewing the concept of
social support and its implications for assessment, an activity that has preoccupied social …
social support and its implications for assessment, an activity that has preoccupied social …
Social support: The search for theory
IG Sarason, BR Sarason, GR Pierce - Journal of Social and Clinical …, 1990 - Guilford Press
Social support research has suffered from a constricted range of methodological
approaches and poorly developed theory. A more theory-driven approach would not only be …
approaches and poorly developed theory. A more theory-driven approach would not only be …
Social support—Insights from assessment and experimentation
IG Sarason, BR Sarason - Social support: Theory, research and …, 1985 - Springer
Although the social support literature is growing rapidly, this field of inquiry like so many
others is marked by fuzziness, a multitude of definitions of its major variables, and a lack of …
others is marked by fuzziness, a multitude of definitions of its major variables, and a lack of …
Social support: Global and relationship-based levels of analysis
IG Sarason, BR Sarason… - Journal of Social and …, 1994 - journals.sagepub.com
This article reviews the development of a program of research on social support. It began
with the construction of an instrument to assess overall support and determination of its …
with the construction of an instrument to assess overall support and determination of its …
The structure of social support: A conceptual and empirical analysis
M Barrera Jr, SL Ainlay - Journal of community psychology, 1983 - Wiley Online Library
The growth of research on social support has led to a comparable proliferation in the ways it
is conceptualized and operationalized. The overall purpose of the present paper was to …
is conceptualized and operationalized. The overall purpose of the present paper was to …